Taboo language is a broad definition, and researchers have defined it in various categories. Using taboo language, to a great extent, is widely considered as offensive and inappropriate, as well as a specialty of men rather than women. Men and women are often said to use taboo language differently. This study aims to analyze the use of taboo language in conversations of women’s, men’s and mixed-gender talk in some episodes from the American TV series Sex and the City. The study will examine the differences and similarities of using taboo language in male and female speech in terms of gender differences, and conversational strategies in general.

Male partners' involvement in women's sexual and reproductive health has been increasingly emphasised in international health. A qualitative approach with open-ended qualitative interviews was used to explore young, married men's first time experiences of early childbearing, their sexual and reproductive decision making and the meanings they make of their role as husbands and fathers. The results offer a nuanced picture of the men's vulnerability in becoming young fathers and having to assume their role as family decision-makers, while still being inexperienced in matters related to the health of their wives and newborn child. Constraints to gender equality and traditional norms and values continue to pose barriers to both young men and women making independent decisions in relation to marriage and childbearing. Men's involvement is necessary in healthcare programmes designed to improve women's sexual and reproductive health and the health of the newborn. Young, first-time fathers, in particular, need support and empowerment.

This paper empirically investigates the relationship between cultural and gender diversity and performance in groups of business students working on complex assignments. The study finds that gender diversity in student groups has a positive influence on group outcomes, while cultural diversity, irrespective of its conceptualisation, leads to negative group outcomes. Process variables such as communication, conflict and effectiveness of problem solving were found not to be influenced by demographic diversity or to have any effect on group outcomes. While the non-finding in group process investigation might be attributed to methodological difficulties, the negative influence of cultural diversity in student groups on performance indicates the further need for facilitation of coaching students in intercultural communications and cross-cultural understanding among educators.

Due to criticism towards Disney concerning reproducing gender in a stereotypical way in their animated movies, we decided to investigate this since Disney has affected both our own generation and many to come. The investigation focused on gender, particularly on the depiction of women. It also investigated gender roles from a perspective of time by choosing 14 movies; at least one from each decade, starting from the first movie, Snow white and the seven dwarfs from 1937, to the last one, Tangled from 2010. The investigation discovered that women were underrepresented and often depicted in a stereotypical way, meaning that they were always beautiful and almost always rescued by brave princes. Female power was always depicted as negative. However, changes in how the movies depict gender over time have been found, for example, women have become more active and have started to participate in fight- and career related issues, even rescuing the men at times. When it comes to the princes, they turned out have more personality in the later movies and they did not always have to be handsome to gain true love. However, these changes are mostly beneficial for men since the women still have to fulfill the ideal beauty and can still not fulfill their dreams on their own.